Question

  Are you interested in country music? I like it very much !It will take me away for a while after I am tired .The guitars and songs will take me to mountains and fields.

Country music usually talks of everyday life and feelings. It’s the spirit of America ,easy to understand ,slow and simple.

  Country music developed in the Southern United States. It was the folk music of American countryside. Many of songs tell about the lives of  farmers. They talk about love, crops or death.

  The life of the countryside can be hard, so the words in country music are often sad. At first, people played the music only at family parties. But it became more popular later. In the 1920s,people played country songs on the radio, and they made them into records.

When people in the countryside moved to towns and cities to look for work, they took their music with them. Country music continued to change and became popular across America.

  John Denver was one of America’s most famous country singers in the 1970s.His song “Take Me home, Country Roads” is well-known and people still play it today.

1.Country muic is usually about _______.

A. everyday life and feelings    B. farmers’ feelings

C. the lives of workers    D. mountains and fields

2.Country music developed ________.

A. in John Denver’s city    B. in the Southern United States.

C. in the Northern United States    D. big cities

3.People began to make country song records _______.

A. in the 1920s    B. in 1920    C. in the 1970s    D. in the 1980s

4.Why did Country music become popular in America?

A. Because city people liked the music.

B. Because farmers moved to cities with their music and it continued to change.

C. Because country music talked about city people’s lives.

D. It will take me away for a while after I am tired

5.Who is famous for the song “Take Me Home, Country Roads”?

A. A farmer in the countryside.

B. A person who moved to towns

C. John Denver.

D. The people in cities.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.C

【解析】本文主要向我们介绍了美国乡村音乐的起源，特点，流行的原因等方面的内容。

1.细节理解题．根据第一段第3行“Country music usually talks of everyday life and feelings.”乡村音乐通常谈论日常生活和感情，说明A正确。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段原句Country music developed in the Southern United States乡村音乐在美国南部得到发展。故答案选B。

3.细节理解题。根据短文的第三段“In the 1920s, people played country songs on the radio, and they made them into records.”可知在20世纪20年代人们开始录制乡村音乐。答案为A。

4.细节理解题。根据短文倒数第二段 When people in the countryside moved to towns and cities to look for work, they took their music with them. Country music continued to change and became popular across America. 可知乡村音乐的流行是伴随着农民进城而兴起的。故答案为B。

5.细节理解题。根据短文最后一段 John Denver was one of America's most famous country singers in the 1970s. His song “Take Me Home, Country Roads” is well-known and people still play it today. 可知约翰丹沃以“乡村路带我回家”这首歌而闻名。答案为C。